Misplaced veneration of the pope is blasphemous

The anticipation and ensuing celebration of Pope Francis’ unveiling provides a sobering reminder of the misappropriated man- worship at the heart of Roman Catholicism.

Did you know Pope Leo XIII said of the papacy, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty?”

In 1512, Christopher Marcellus said this to Pope Julius II, “Thou art finally another God on earth.”

And, more recently, Pope John Paul II spoke of his office as “Lord Pope” and “sweet Christ on earth.”

The only problem with all the adoration directed towards this so-called “Holy Father” is that the Holy Bible explicitly forbids such veneration as blasphemy.

Jesus Christ said it himself: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve” (Luke 4:8).

In the Old Testament, Jehovah proclaimed, “I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another” (Is. 42:8).

Thankfully, since Jesus Christ nailed his arms open wide on the cross, we can go directly “unto God by him” for mercy and forgiveness (Heb. 7:25). “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2:5).